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The most active December live cattle contract fell five straight sessions, dropping $12.43 from a Monday high of $232.90 to a Friday low of $220.47. Broader equities also sold off sharply, with the Nasdaq down 945 points, and commentary tied the decline to pre-election risk aversion and beef price weakness.
A sustained futures selloff with weakening cutout values signals reduced packer and feedlot margins and lower feeder cattle values for feed buyers. Continued risk-off trading could keep cattle prices under pressure into the holiday period.
meatingplace.comHales Trading Co.Nov 2, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
